Research Proves Coffee Has A Positive Effect On Health

Studies indicate that individuals drinking four or more cups of coffee daily have as much as a 39% decrease in the incidence of head and neck cancers.  There did not appear to be either a positive or negative effect on laryngeal cancer.

While the results seem positive, a lead researcher at the University of Utah, Mia Hashibe, cautions us against drinking a great deal of coffee.

Pointing out that the main risk factors for oral cancers are smoking and drinking alcohol, she sites that the best way to prevent these cancers is to avoid the main risk factors.

Dr. Donald Hensrud, the chair of preventative medicine at the Mayo Clinic, states that it was not long ago that the perception was that coffee was a negative influence in our health.  While there are 1000 chemical compounds in coffee, including cancer fighting antioxidants, this could be the explanation as to how coffee helps with these cancers.

Coffee has great potential in the treatment of other diseases; dementia, diabetes, liver disease and Parkinson’s have all shown a positive response to coffee, but that the studies indicating this, did not address the side effects of coffee.    He suggests that a combination approach was a more sensible avenue to take, rather than relying on coffee alone – vegetables, fruits, natural products and tea might have better results than a narrow focus of coffee alone.

Hensrud’s rebuttal revealed that too much coffee could contribute to liver damage and increased blood pressure.  Caffeine also can cause insomnia, gastric reflux, heartburn, palpitations as well as other undesirable effects, like irritability.  Physiological addiction of coffee creates withdrawal headaches and

Hensrud concluded by cautioning against drinking too much of coffee, as it could contribute to liver damage and increased blood pressure. The caffeine present could also cause insomnia, gastric reflux, heartburn, palpitations and other undesirable effects.

In fact, coffee drinking could be so addictive that withdrawal symptoms could cause headaches. Additionally,  it was found that in some cases drinking too much coffee could make it harder to conceive and/or could increase the risk of miscarriage.

The message we have learned here is that moderation is the key and going extreme on either side could cause trouble all around. A healthy dose of common sense, a pinch of logic, along with current information thrown in for good measure is essential to decision making.

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